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Title proper
Nelsons Laundries fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the provenance of the fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
AM13
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1959, 1963-1975 (Creation)
- Creator
- Nelsons Laundries Limited
Physical description area
Physical description
0.18 m of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Nelsons Laundries was founded in 1928 by Nels Nelson and was acquired by A.B. Christopher in 1939. In 1958 it became the largest laundry and linen supply service in B.C. with the purchase of Pioneer Laundry (founded in 1890).
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Scope and content
The fonds includes minutes of NELCO (Nelsons Lower Mainland Consultative Committee, a labour relations organization), some union and personnel records, advertising brochures, annual reports and other administrative records.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by David Davies, who worked in various positions at Nelsons Laundries from 1963 to 1976.
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